Let’s Play Ball

City of Kokomo is swinging at a brand-new baseball stadium. Mayor Greg Goodnight announced Monday a special baseball stadium committee unanimously recommended building a brand-new baseball stadium in downtown Kokomo. Goodnight said the project will cost $11.5 million: $2.5 million will be allocated for a three-phase flood mitigation program to repurpose 14 acres of flood-prone areas downtown, where the stadium will be built; $9 million will be designated for a state-of-the art baseball stadium. The stadium will seat 4,000 and feature indoor suites and a press box. Four Howard County teams will call the new field their home turf including: Kokomo Schools, Taylor Community Schools, Western School Corporation and Northwestern School Corporation. The baseball stadium is expected to be completed April 2015.

Highland Park’s baseball stadium, which recently underwent renovations of its own, will stay put and host little league games.

Lindsay Fisher caught up with Mayor Greg Goodnight after Monday’s press conference. Listen to her interview with Goodnight here.

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Dedication behind new doors

A new Chrysler plant will open its doors for a special dedication today. Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann, Chrysler CEO and more leaders will be part of the dedication at the new plant, located at Ind. State Road 28 and U.S. 31. The plant employs 850 people and assembles nine-speed transmissions for Chrylser. Lindsay Fisher will be live-tweeting her tour of the new plant Tuesday at 12:45 p.m.